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Hello, Pretty busy lately, but the aluminum sheet wind blocker thingy is taking shape. I think it is getting very close to primer. Thanks, Ismael

Thank you all! Yes, this is the Pyro kit in 1/32 scale from their table top series. This kit is from 1965! So it is a 60 years old kit of a then 34 years old car! This is my 3rd recent Pyro 1/32 build and I am blown away by those kits. The fit and the quality of those kits make me think Tamiya before Tamiya. Very enjoyable! By the way, this build is essentially box stock. I only added the door handles and the hood handles. Even the plastic axles that I originally intended to replace with brass, were absolutely perfect. The fit of the all plastic wheel/tires halves was surprisingly good. Yes, painting them was a PITA x 6. Only rework was drilling the solid horns and work the fit of the body to the chassis plate at the rear. Paint and glue did the rest. Really enjoyed this "quick build" for my standards. About 5 weeks. Highly recommended for your modeling soul! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, This one is finished and posted Under Glass. Thank you for accompanying me on this adventure.

Nice color choice!

What a beautiful trio and what a coincidence! I just finished the Pyro 1931 Sport Phaeton in 1/32 and have the Johan V16 Cabriolet out of the stash... Love them all! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, The year was 1931. The Empire State Building was finished and opened. The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series in seven games. Prohibition was still a thing. But the Great Depression was strangling most on the world, hitting the US very hard. The car industry was hit really hard by the Depression. New car market crashed badly. Dozens of car companies disappeared. However, there was still a very small market for luxurious automobiles. Cadillac was the top dog and was happy to cater to this exclusive market with their V8, V12 and V16 engines powering the most luxurious engineering marvels of precision and craftsmanship. A basic car like a Ford Model A was about $500 - $600. The top of the line Cadillacs, were over $5,000 making them over ten times more expensive. Here is my 1931 Cadillac Sport Phaeton. For the sake of argument, let's pretend this is a V12 powered car. Scalefinishes Butternut Yellow and British Racing Green. Acrylics for the interior. Can you guess what kit this is? I'll give you a day or so before providing the details. I hope you like it. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Rolling chassis! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Moving along. Amazed at the fit of this Pyro kit from 1965. Decades before Tamiya. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Quietly leaving these pictures here.... Minor touch up to cleanup but overall good results. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Need to check if any minor touch up is needed but these are pretty much done. In case you are wondering the number: 4 rolling and 2 sparing.... Quite some time painting these molded plastic tires. These are two halves: front/back. Another reason why I love these old Pyro kits. These tires (and basically everything in these kits) fit perfectly with no fuzz and the details are crisp enough to help hand paint it. And these are 1/32! Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Do these look comfortable enough to sit in? Can you smell the leather? Thanks, Ismael

Hello, I think color coats are done. Next step: clearcoat. Oh! and the rest of the car 🤣 Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Tried multiple mirrors. Here are some of them. Honestly, been a big car, a small mirror doesn't work. At the end, the kit's mirror looks the best to me. Now I need to decide a final location. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, My Eyeballing Engineering degree is saying this is going in the right direction. Thin aluminum sheet. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, That is just a scrap strip of clear styrene with a small piece of transparent tape because my fat fingers were not allowing to take a proper picture. 🤣 Thanks, Ismael

Hello, It certainly does! I originally thought of mounting the mirrors up high like a Testarossa... But I don't think they look right. Having them been a small manual mirror, maybe. But I want the convenience of a modern power/heated mirror. I think a more conventional location looks better on this car, somewhere around this area, or maybe even slightly lower. What do you think? Thanks, Ismael

Hello, GASP!!!! 😲 John, are you suggesting to remove the mirror mountings for a cleaner window line???? Well, Great minds think alike!!!! Stay tuned for my idea on the mirrors. Testarossa anyone? Thanks, Ismael

It is curbside, so it will have whatever I say. How about V12 TT LS? 🤣

Hello, So, I've never claimed to be normal. So we complaint about the green plastic. So we work it. So we can put primer on it. So we can paint it..... GREEN!!! 🤣 First color coat Second color coat and looking good so far. First color coat on the body: This needs more work and more coats but you see where it is going. While not the same car, this is my inspiration for this project. Thanks, Ismael

Truer words never been spoken!

Hello, Million dollars car requires million dollars panel gaps. 😉 Thanks, Ismael

Hello, First primer coat just to check on overall progress. Hood and trunk panel lines were re-scribed as they were too shallow. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Making sure everything fits before continuing. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Thank you all for the interest! After a few weeks of work, we are now caught up in this thread. This where we are now. Primer, sanding, filler, sanding, rinse and repeat. This is the Nth time. Slowly getting there. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Currently suffering from a severe attack of PHS (Project Hopping Syndrome). I love all eras of automobiles. I've been recently looking at Art Deco Luxury cars of the 30's. Bugatti, Delage, Talbots, etc. Notice the strong French influence in this genre. Then I re-discovered this concept car from the 90's: The Chrysler Atlantic. This was an interesting concept car. I think it was inspired by the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic (pronounced "Atlantique"). The fully running and operational car is powered by an inline 8 cylinder engine, made by joining 2 Neon 4 cyl engines. I like the lines of the car but I don't like the color scheme. Lindberg produced a model of this car in the late 90's. The model is a promo style snap type. It was re-issued and also offered as an assembled promo. Since I don't like the color, I will NOT build a replica of the real car. Because of that, I'll be free to do minor modifications and create my own "coachwork" car. Let's see where this goes. First order of business was to glue the front and back bumpers in place. I cut the snap tabs to have a bit of adjustment. As you can see, the fit is far from perfect, especially up front. My goal is to blend them in as a one-piece "coachwork". I will also eliminate the ugly front marker lights. Also filled the emblem mounting holes. May not look like much, but there are long hours of work here already. Also glued both doors for structural rigidity as the body is quite flimsy without the doors. Some work fitting the doors to align but still more required. This is where I am now after about a week of work in "secret". Next, continue bodywork for eventual primer stage. Thanks, Ismael